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Paulos Mar Gregorios, born Paul Varghese or Vargīsa Pôla (1922–1996), was the first Metropolitan of the Delhi diocese of the Orthodox Syrian Church and served for over two decades. ==Life== Gregorios was born on 9 August 1922 in Tripunithura to a traditional Christian family. He started his career as a freelance journalist, contributing articles and reports to various newspapers in Kochi and Malabar. Later, after working with the ''Cochin Transport Company'', he joined the ''Post & Telegraphs Department'' in 1942. He then took up a job as a teacher in Ethiopia. He came to the attention of the Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I.〔http://paulosmargregorios.in/Autobiography/Chapter%204.htm〕 The relationship that developed between them led Varghese to appointments as the head of various institutions in Ethiopia.He was sent to the United States for higher studies. He received his education there from Goshen College, the University of Oklahoma, Princeton and Yale. In 1954, he returned to India with a masters degree in theology. He worked as a director of the Fellowship house in Aluva and a visiting professor of Union Christian College Aluva. In 1955, he joined the faculty of the Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam. He also served as the general secretary of the Orthodox Students Christian Movement. During the Ethiopian Emperor's visit to India, in 1956, Varghese was persuaded to return to Ethiopia. There he served as the Emperor's personal aide and advisor. In 1959, he returned to India and in 1961 he was ordained as a priest. Fr. Varghese continued to pursue theological studies. He did his doctoral studies in Oxford and Germany and received his Doctorate in Theology from Serampore College in Calcutta.〔http://paulosmargregorios.in/profile.html〕 In 1975, Fr. Paul Varghese was elevated as a bishop with the name Paulos Gregorios. He took charge of the newly formed Diocese of Delhi, a position he held until his death. He established the Delhi Orthodox Centre, where he began such ambitious projects as the Neeti Shanti Kendra for promoting peace and justice, and Sarva Dharma Nilaya for inter- religious dialogue and cooperation.〔http://paulosmargregorios.in/profile.html〕 Concurrently, Mar Gregorios was the Principal of the Orthodox Theological Seminary at Kottayam, the premier teaching and training institution for the priests of the Church. He raised it to a college recognized for the award of graduate and post graduate degrees. He established the Sophia Centre linked to the Seminary.〔http://paulosmargregorios.in/profile.html〕 He held various positions in the W.C.C. (World Council of Churches). There he headed the Division of Ecumenical Action as an Associate General Secretary. Later, he was a member of the Central Committee and of the Executive Committee, Moderator of the Commission on Church and Society (1975–83), and one of its Presidents (1983–91). He led WCC delegations to major conferences including the UN General Assembly Special Sessions on Disarmament (1983,1988). In WCC forums and beyond, he persistently opposed apartheid and the old and new colonialism. He chaired the World Conference on Faith, Science and the Future in Cambridge, USA (1979). He was the vice-president of the Christian Peace Conference (1970–90).〔http://paulosmargregorios.in/profile.html〕 A member of the Senate of the Kerala and Serampore Universities for a number of years, Mar Gregorios was a visiting Professor at Denver, Harvard, Wooster, and Princeton. He was a fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study at Shimla, the vice-president of the Kerala philosophical Congress, and the president of the Indian Philosophical Congress. 〔http://paulosmargregorios.in/profile.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paulos Gregorios」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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